Race 8 (180)
ABERDEEN HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | BORN IN CHINA (T103) | D Whyte | B | Chased leaders in 3rd, showed good acceleration for a decisive lead inside 250M, margin got reduced late but held it safely to the line. |
2 | 1 | ARCHIPPUS (P361) | N Rawiller | H-/V/TT | Taken back on jumping form wide barrier, reserved in 2nd last 6Ls off the pace, brought wide challenge passing 300M, closed off strongly to be nearest at the finish. Honest effort. |
3 | 4 | HOUSE OF FUN (V092) | C Y Ho | TT | Pushed along to obtain the lead, set good pace to straight, couldn't match finishing pace of winner 200M but kept on steadily to hold 3rd. |
4 | 7 | CALIFORNIA WHIP (A114) | M Chadwick | H/TT | Held up 2-wide in midfield, took a while to get going on straightening, did best work late to make it close at the finish. |
5 | 11 | SPOTLIGHT DREAM (A361) | A Badel | TT | Chased leaders 2-wide, bustled along 400M, loomed a threat early straight but couldn't reel in leaders, lost 3rd over final 50M. |
6 | 12 | STARLIGHT (V273) | C Schofield | -- | Settled down in midfield along the fence, 3Ls off the pace making the turn, closed off only fairly, held ground final 150M. |
7 | 5 | SUPER TURBO (V310) | B Prebble | CP | Waited with towards the rear, saved ground on the inside, ran on moderately on seasonal reappearance, held ground final 200M. |
8 | 6 | BLOCKER DEE (T374) | K Teetan | B- | Taken back on jumping form wide barrier, held up near the rear along the 2-path, 5Ls to make up 400M, gave limited response. |
9 | 9 | DRAGON GENERAL (T400) | U Rispoli | B/TT | Taken back on jumping form wide barrier, held up last 7Ls down at 400M, didn't run on. |
10 | 2 | STRATHMORE (S206) | K C Leung | B/TT | Ridden along early, caught wide then steadied for cover, pushed along home turn to hold his midfield position, kept on same pace over final 300M. |
11 | 8 | PABLOSKY (S156) | S Clipperton | B | Outside leader, had every chance in straight, weakened away 250M. |
12 | 10 | PERPETUAL TREASURE (S191) | M L Yeung | TT | Caught wide no cover chasing leaders, had little left turning home, gave ground rapidly. |
B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces |
CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier |
PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll |
TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band |
"1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed |